CVE-2023-6401

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in NotePad++ up to 8.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file dbghelp.exe. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. An attack has to be approached locally. The identifier VDB-246421 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-427

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
n/aNotePad++8.0; 8.1

References

Timeline

Published
Nov 30, 2023
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2023-6401: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix